Supporting the BAS industry since 1999
ARTICLES • NEWS • INTERVIEWS • INSIGHTS • CONNECTION
Who Teaches AI What a Building Means?
Researched and fact-checked by Kelly Sinclair A note on perspective: this is a researched piece from a media and industry-reporting perspective, rather than a controls-engineering
BAS isn’t going away. . . the industry just got bigger.
One of the things we have been doing as the AutomatedBuildings Editorial Board is looking more deliberately at the language we use. A small example
Looking For Something New in Space Control?
Focused on user experience and design perfection, Touch Point 2.0 Wall Panels go beyond simple room control. Giving interiors a premium look. With refined details,
Why Buildings Without Operational Memory Keep Repeating Problems (and How BOS Solves It)
A building can have thousands of IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, connected systems, and years of stored data. Yet its operations can still start from
Show Me How I Can Fire You
A Simple Test for Who Really Owns Your Digital Twin, and Its Knowledge By Kimon + Zahra We had just finished presenting back-to-back at the
Digital Building Roadmap C4SB
I pulled these visuals from C4SB’s last post https://www.automatedbuildings.com/author/c4sb/ They are powerful and provide a great visualization of the valuable work C4SB is doing
Interoperability Is Built, Tested, and Maintained: Why BTL Certification Matters
BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
Meet the Building Automation Experts Writing for AutomatedBuildings.com
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Meet the 2026 AutomatedBuildings AHR Education Session Speakers (the Core of our Community)
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Seven Days. Zero Meetings. The Systems Connected.
The Connection Took Minutes. Then the Data Began to Behave Like a Building. The myth that interoperability requires years of custom master-systems integration is holding
Who Teaches AI What a Building Means?
Researched and fact-checked by Kelly Sinclair A note on perspective: this is a researched piece from a media and industry-reporting perspective, rather than a controls-engineering
BAS isn’t going away. . . the industry just got bigger.
One of the things we have been doing as the AutomatedBuildings Editorial Board is looking more deliberately at the language we use. A small example
Looking For Something New in Space Control?
Focused on user experience and design perfection, Touch Point 2.0 Wall Panels go beyond simple room control. Giving interiors a premium look. With refined details,
Why Buildings Without Operational Memory Keep Repeating Problems (and How BOS Solves It)
A building can have thousands of IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, connected systems, and years of stored data. Yet its operations can still start from
Show Me How I Can Fire You
A Simple Test for Who Really Owns Your Digital Twin, and Its Knowledge By Kimon + Zahra We had just finished presenting back-to-back at the
Digital Building Roadmap C4SB
I pulled these visuals from C4SB’s last post https://www.automatedbuildings.com/author/c4sb/ They are powerful and provide a great visualization of the valuable work C4SB is doing
Interoperability Is Built, Tested, and Maintained: Why BTL Certification Matters
BACnet International’s 2026 ASAE Gold Award recognizes more than a certification program. It highlights the testing, collaboration, and technical infrastructure required to make an open
Meet the Building Automation Experts Writing for AutomatedBuildings.com
AutomatedBuildings.com Meet Our Contributing Editors Many voices, one community advancing building automation AutomatedBuildings.com is built on the expertise of the people who write for it.
Meet the 2026 AutomatedBuildings AHR Education Session Speakers (the Core of our Community)
At AutomatedBuildings.com, our greatest strength is the collective expertise of our community. As we look ahead to the AHR Expo 2026, we are thrilled to shine a
Seven Days. Zero Meetings. The Systems Connected.
The Connection Took Minutes. Then the Data Began to Behave Like a Building. The myth that interoperability requires years of custom master-systems integration is holding
AutomatedBuildings.com is brought to you by our sponsors
Twenty-Six Years of Chasing Interoperability
Editoral- by Ken Sinclair Open AutomatedBuildings.com today and you will find an industry captivated by “agentic buildings”—AI systems that can reason across building data and
Keep a Sharp Eye on BMS Cloud Offers. Five Questions to Ask.
For nearly forty years, the building automation industry has lived by an unwritten rule: to manage a control system, you either had to be on-site or fighting your way through a frustratingly clunky VPN.
The Five-Dollar Widget: What Happened to Trust on the Way to the Digital Age
SCENE 01 The street corner Alex is walking down Maple Street with five dollars. Sam is standing behind a folding table with a widget. They
Part 1: The Latent Load Problem
Why Temperature Is Only Half the Story Three-part Summer Series 2026 | automatedbuildings.com Summer looks different depending on where your building sits. Florida’s Gulf and
Smart Building Startups Rebound: Funding Jumps 80% in H1 2026
Smart building startups are back in favor with investors. In the first half of 2026, Memoori Research tracked 169 funding rounds worth more than $5.6 billion flowing
The case for openness – how protocols transform BAS performance
The Highlights The move away from siloed systems As buildings continue to move toward greater intelligence and interconnectedness, the debate between open and closed building
Looking for Scalable HVAC and Plant Control Designed for Demanding Applications?
Modern HVAC Systems and Plant Control are requiring more flexible, reliable, and efficient control across a wider range of building applications. Having 28 onboard inputs
Tridium Goes All In on the Cloud. What It Means for Building Automation.
For nearly four decades, building automation has run on a simple assumption: if you want to touch a building’s control system, you need to be
Happy 250th Birthday, America: The Republic for Which It Stands
Editor’s Note For America’s 250th birthday, this article steps outside the usual boundaries of buildings, automation, and infrastructure to honor the deeper constitutional architecture that
Failing Forward: Lincoln, Controls Work, and the Discipline of Learning Through Setbacks
Although I am not a native-born American, I chose to study American history to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States this Fourth of
Welcoming Altronix to the AutomatedBuildings.com Community
We are thrilled to officially welcome Altronix as our newest sponsor. For over 40 years, Altronix has been recognized as a global leader in power
T1L Media Converters and Switches for Building Automation Infrastructure
Building Automation a Better Way… With Existing Infrastructure Making the leap from isolated legacy building control systems to a unified automation platform has its challenges.
A Trust Matrix for the Autonomous Building
The last MondayLive! session before the summer hiatus skipped the usual single-topic format for something more reflective: a look back at the first half of
How can AI help us organize and create policies for building operations?
How can AI help us organize and create policies for building operations? This LinkedIn post starts this important conversation The LinkedIn post you shared hits
When Buildings Become AI Infrastructure: The EU AI Act and the End of Ungoverned Automation
Smart buildings were built to automate. The next generation will have to account. That is the real impact of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act
The Hidden Cost of Operational Fragmentation in Buildings
Modern buildings generate more data than ever before. HVAC systems, building automation platforms, energy management systems, maintenance software, security solutions, and occupancy tools continuously produce
Master CMMS for predictive maintenance
A step-by-step guide Highlights: A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) has become crucial for modern facility management. It brings data together into a central hub
“What’s Next”
Unlocking 27 Years of Industry Memory Since 1999, AutomatedBuildings.com has been documenting the evolution of smart buildings, IoT, and automated systems. Over that time, we’ve
THE EU AI ACT CROSSES A NEW OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY
SPECIAL EDITION — EU AI ACT OPERATIONAL MILESTONE What August 2, 2026 Means for Buildings, Automation, and Governed Execution By Greggory Don ButlerFounder, TA-14 |
The Agent Has Been Verified. Now Prove the Execution.
Identity establishes the actor. Governance must establish whether consequence is allowed to occur. By Greggory Don Butler Kelly Sinclair recently raised one of the most
A Verified Agent Can Still Be Wrong: The Governance Question ITU Isn’t Asking Yet
Our piece on ITU’s new Focus Group on Trust and Identity for Agentic AI drew a comment worth sitting with. Greggory Don Butler pointed out
Welcome, IOTech Systems to the AutomatedBuildings.com Community
AutomatedBuildings.com is pleased to welcome IOTech Systems as our newest sponsor. IOTech builds an open, vendor-neutral software platform for the edge of building networks, the
Tom Zaban reflects people and purpose after 3 decades at Reliable Controls
This year marks 40 years of Reliable Controls, a milestone shaped by the people who have guided the company through decades of growth and change.
What ITU’s New Trust Framework for Agentic AI Means for Building Automation
The International Telecommunication Union has opened a new front in the effort to govern artificial intelligence, and building automation professionals should be paying close attention.
The Answer Was Published
How TA-14 Built the Architecture for Trustworthy Autonomous Buildings—One Article at a Time The smart building industry is now confronting one of the most consequential
Trust In Smart Buildings Evolution
How has trust shaped our industry in the lens of automatedbuildings.com 27 year history? Over its 27-year history, AutomatedBuildings.com has not just chronicled the evolution
Digital Retrofit: How to Modernize an Existing Building Without Replacing Its Infrastructure
Executive Summary Many facility managers want to modernize their buildings but face the same challenge: limited budgets. Traditional retrofit projects often require replacing HVAC equipment,
Why the Companies That Win Tomorrow Are Building Differently Today
There is a pattern I have watched repeat itself across the BMS industry for the last twenty years. A company finds a tool that works.
Why Graphics Verification Should Be the Final Step Before Every BAS Project Goes Live
Building automation graphics have evolved dramatically over the past decade. Today’s graphics are no longer simple mechanical diagrams with a few animated icons. They have
When Smoke Rolls In: Why Building Pressurization Is Becoming Wildfire Season’s First Line of Defense
Wildfire smoke used to be a regional story. A fire burned somewhere upwind, the sky turned orange for a few days, and building operators waited
Building Controls: A legacy of innovation, engineered for what’s next
For more than three decades, building automation has been transforming how facilities operate, adapt and perform. Few platforms have shaped that evolution as consistently or
The Governance Exchange Has Arrived
A Primer on the New Infrastructure Category Between Intelligence and Consequence For decades, the building industry has been defined by connection. First, we connected devices.